Job Description
What you’ll be doing
As an Apprentice Sales Specialists, you’ll work to sell our products and services to our business customers. These might be small companies, or they might be big FTSE 100 companies with a presence across the world.
We’ve got three different sales areas who cover different customers from different industries: Technology, Life Sciences & Business Services, Resources, Manufacturing & Logistics, Banking and Financial Services. Each area has its own specialist knowledge of a specific portfolio of products, which helps us tailor our services to specific customers.
Our product range is pretty vast, covering anything and everything from networking and voice solutions, to cyber security and new technologies. Each sales area works closely with our account management and deals teams (which you’ll be a part of), to help acquire new business and defend and grow existing business, as well as increase the awareness of our products and services and create a healthy sales pipeline.
You’ll work with our account management teams on small opportunities, and with our deals teams for larger opportunities to design, price and sell global solutions. With exposure to so many different aspects of sales, you’ll be able to find out what you like, and what you don’t. You’ll also learn lots of new skills, from managing customers and internal stakeholders, to negotiation, building rapport, and how to harness that entrepreneurial spirit. With all your new skills, you’ll be able to take your sales career in any direction you choose.
This job is available in the Global part of our business.
About the apprenticeship you’ll study for
As an Apprentice Sales Specialist, you’ll study for a Level 6 apprenticeship in Business to Business Sales. This is an apprenticeship degree course, meaning if you complete the course successfully, you’ll receive a degree from Middlesex University.
- The degree course runs for three years and is a work-based learning degree.
- You’ll spend a minimum of 20% of your time learning and studying. You’ll need to complete one “study work” day a week.
- At the start of each module, you’ll need to attend a module workshop, either in person or remotely, depending on the situation at that time.
BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies, serving the needs of customers in the UK and across the world, where we provide fixed-line services, broadband, mobile and TV products and services as well as networked IT services.
Every day our work touches millions of lives in 170 countries. Our innovative products and services span all kinds of areas – from broadband, TV and mobile, to brand new technology in fields as diverse as security and car manufacturing.
School leaver opportunities
BT do not currently have any School Leaver Programmes, look into the Apprenticeship schemes for more information.
Apprenticeships
As an apprentice at BT, you can do amazing things. You’ll be part of a global innovations company, using the power of communications to make a better world and create new possibilities for our customers. You’ll be a hugely important part of our business bringing fresh ideas to all sorts of exciting work. We offer a wide range of different apprenticeships, giving you the chance to specialise in an area that excites you – from Information Technology to Cyber Security, from Engineering to Vehicle Technicians and Supply Chain, from Finance to HR and Business Management, and from Customer Service to Billing and Sales. Best of all, we’ve got apprenticeships all over the UK, offering you the chance to find the perfect opportunity right on your doorstep.
Why choose a BT apprenticeship?
Whatever path you choose, an apprenticeship is your opportunity to kick-start a great career. You’ll develop valuable skills, take on real responsibilities, gain new knowledge, achieve recognised qualifications and make a genuine impact – all while earning a salary and receiving great benefits. You will learn and grow at work every day with close support and guidance from everyone around you whether they are your manager, trainer or a colleague. We’ll design a personalised development plan just for you. What’s more, as part of our community, you’ll enjoy the chance to make friends and have fun with apprentices at all kinds of networking and social events.
Discover more and apply at www.bt.com/apprentices